The Xanax Epidemic with Anna Lembke M.D.

Published: Oct. 7, 2019, 7:26 a.m.

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Today we discuss the latest physician-fueled prescription pill epidemic. This time it\\u2019s Xanax and benzodiazepines, the class of drugs called \\u201cbenzos.\\u201d As Yogi Berra once said, \\u201cIt\\u2019s d\\xe9j\\xe0 vu all over again.\\u201d

Whether it\\u2019s Xanax, Ativan, Restoril, Klonapin, or Valium, the bad news is that millions of people have become addicted to benzos through inappropriate physician prescriptions. Tens of thousands more have overdosed on benzos.

Tune in to my interview with Dr. Anna Lembke, Chief of the Stanford Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic, and bestselling author of the expose on the prescription opioid epidemic, \\u201cDrug Dealer MD.\\u201d We discuss the other prescription drug problem and what we can do about it.

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